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2 10/9/2020 Nielsen stated the City of Orono has been helpful supporting our website presence. He reviewed the Table of Contents page that is on the CBLID website. It is comprehensive and includes all key doc- uments, including our Bylaws, Annual Reports, Resolutions, and Board Meeting Minutes. All resi- dents are encouraged to look at the website. B. Handout for CBLID residents summarizing the responsibilities of the CBLID. Nielsen introduced a document that Mark Kieper developed, explaining that it is intended to answer frequently asked questions about what the CBLID can do and what homeowners can do regarding lakeshore weeds. Kieper then added more detail about what the CBLID can and cannot do, and what individual lakeshore owners can do to address nuisance weeds in front of their property. The Minnesota DNR has two programs for lake weeds, one for individual lakeshore owners, and another for the more public waters further from shore that the CBLID can treat. The lakeshore owner, with a permit, is allowed, in a small area around docks and swimming areas, to treat all vegetation, both invasive weeds and native nuisance weeds. The DNR website describes this program. The CBLID is only allowed to address and treat invasive species which currently include Eurasian Water Milfoil and Curly Leaf Pondweed. The document will soon be available on the CBLID website. VII. New Business A. 2020 Carman Bay treatment update Nielsen described the 2020 CBLID Bay treatment. The focus is only on Eurasian Water Milfoil (milfoil) and Curly Leaf Pondweed (CLP). The first step each year is a delineation survey of where the invasive weeds are. We then need approval of our treatment plan by the DNR and a permit to treat. The CLP survey is done early in May. This year CLP was found mostly on the west side of the bay, and in the coves on the west, east and north sides. This pattern was very similar to 2019 – in fact, it has been pretty much the same since 2017. CLP was treated in late May, and the treatment was very successful. We have been told that 7 consecutive years of treatment (3 more years) may wipe it out. The milfoil survey is done later, in June, because the milfoil plants start growing later. In 2019 we had an explosion of milfoil all over the bay, with 37 acres treated. 2020 was a stark contrast from last year, with very little milfoil except in the coves. Fewer than 7 acres were treated this year. Two chemicals were used. Diquat is a broad spectrum herbicide while ProcellaCor is a focused herbicide that is specific for milfoil, but is 10 times more expensive. It is used sparingly in isolated locations to keep the costs down. ProcellaCor is more powerful, and the manufacturer guarantees that after 3 years of use in an area of over 10 acres, there will be no milfoil. This year the milfoil treatment was on July 15, later than we prefer. We want to treat before July 4, but this year the mil- foil was slow starting, and weather conditions also were not conducive to earlier treatment. Each year in September we have a Point Intercept Survey done to determine the effectiveness of the milfoil treatment. There were small, isolated pockets of milfoil left. The survey showed there was 11% occurrence (i.e., 89% reduction) of milfoil left after the treatment, which is pretty good. Our goal is to be at 20% or less. B. Proposed 2021 budget Treasurer Kennefick presented the budget for 2021 (see attached 2021 CBLID Budget Report). 36 36